1988 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

1988 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record4–7 (2–4 GCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Western Illinois $^ 6 0 0 10 2 0
Southwest Missouri State 4 2 0 5 5 0
Indiana State 4 2 0 5 6 0
Northern Iowa 3 3 0 5 6 0
Eastern Illinois 2 4 0 5 6 0
Southern Illinois 2 4 0 4 7 0
Illinois State 0 6 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 Southern Illinois Salukis football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) in the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Under first-year head coach Rick Rhoades, the team compiled a 4–7 record (2–4 against conference opponents) and tied for fifth place in the conference.[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

  1. ^ "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 119. Retrieved July 12, 2020.